Classification:
Phylum: Rotifera
Class: Bdelloidea
Scientific Name: Habrotrocha Rosa
Class: Bdelloidea
Scientific Name: Habrotrocha Rosa
General Characteristics:
Habrotrocha Rosa is a bilaterally symmetrical organism that has more than two cell layers as well as tissues and organs. They are pseudocoelomates and possess a gut with an anus. Covering the body is an external layer of chitin referred to as lorica. The nervous system is comprised of a brain and paired nerves. Respiration is carried out through simple diffusion. Reproduction is mostly parthenogenic. They prey on bacteria and protists.
Habitat:
Leaf litter, soil and moss in Europe and New Zealand. Found North America within the water of the purple pitcher plant.
Importance to Humans:
Other than being subject to a few scientific studies analyzing population growth and excretory system, Habrotrocha Rosa has no known importance to humans.
Sources:
"They Phylum Rotifera". Earthlife. Retrieved from: http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/rotifera.html.